There’s an unspoken agreement among job seekers: writing cover letters is the worst part of applying. It’s the performative bit, the awkward first date with HR-forced, formulaic, and frequently ignored. And yet, in a job market as brutal as 2025’s, skipping it can feel like shooting yourself in the foot.
So what if software could just do it for you, and not in the lifeless, ChatGPT-copy-paste way we’ve all come to recognize and recoil from?
Enter InterviewPal, a startup quietly positioning itself as the go-to AI tool for crafting job-winning cover letters. Not mass-produced cover letter templates. Not generic drivel. We’re talking tailored, resume-specific, role-matching cover letters that sound like they were written by a smart human who’s had their coffee.
The platform’s promise is deceptively simple: upload your resume, paste the job description, and out comes a custom-written cover letter in under a minute. But under the hood, InterviewPal is doing something most tools in this space haven’t quite nailed—making AI sound personal.
The Problem With AI Cover Letters (Until Now)
Let’s be clear: most generative AI tools produce cover letters that are either too robotic (“I am writing to express my interest in…”) or too cringe (“Your company’s mission speaks to me on a soul level”). The balance is hard to strike, especially for junior candidates or those switching industries, where narrative matters.
InterviewPal’s edge is subtle, but significant. It doesn’t just parrot back keywords—it analyzes how your resume lines up against the job post and leans into the relevant bits. The result feels like a confident nudge, not a sales pitch.
We tested the tool using resumes from three different users, a junior developer, a marketing manager switching to climate tech, and a UX designer returning from a year-long sabbatical. In each case, the letters felt not just coherent, but human.
One beta tester, Sorla M., told us: “It generated a version of my story I’ve never been able to articulate. I used it with two applications last month and got interviews from both.”
Design That Gets Out of the Way
The interface is, frankly, a relief. No bloated dashboards. No 47-question onboarding flows. Just three inputs: job title, job description, resume upload. You can tweak the voice (more formal, more enthusiastic), choose from a few ATS-optimized templates, and you’re done.
It’s also priced reasonably. You don’t have to subscribe to another bloated $49/month SaaS. At the time of writing, it runs on a pay-per-use or lite subscription model, making it attractive to college grads, freelancers, and mid-career switchers alike.
Cover Letters Are Having a Weird Moment
Here’s the irony: while many recruiters will admit they don’t always read cover letters, they absolutely notice when one is missing—or worse, when it reads like it was written in five minutes with zero effort.
In an age of AI-everything, effort stands out. That’s what InterviewPal captures: the appearance of effort, without the actual pain of writing. It also allows job seekers to go beyond “Dear Hiring Manager” boilerplate and actually speak to the role at hand—even if they’re applying to 20 positions in a day.
And let’s not overlook this: not everyone is a native English speaker. InterviewPal has quietly become a secret weapon for international job seekers applying to companies in the U.S., U.K., and Europe—allowing them to level the playing field with fluent, culturally aware writing that doesn’t come off as templated.
The AI Arms Race in Recruiting
InterviewPal isn’t alone in the space, tools like Teal, Kickresume, and even LinkedIn’s built-in AI assistant have entered the cover letter game. But where InterviewPal pulls ahead is in contextual nuance. It doesn’t just generate text—it draws intelligent connections between your background and the company’s ask. It understands, for example, when your three years at a startup translate well to a corporate role, or how to frame a career gap as a pivot, not a liability.
There’s also a quiet power in how the tool handles tone. It’s not trying to dazzle with AI cleverness. It’s trying to sound like you, on your best day.
And while InterviewPal’s broader offering includes resume reviews and interview prep, it’s the cover letter tool that feels closest to the bleeding edge of what practical AI should look like: invisible, useful, and just smart enough to stay out of its own way.
Do We Recommend This?
If you’re serious about landing a job in 2025, the answer is a strong yes. Not because a cover letter will magically get you hired, but because first impressions still matter. And sending in something coherent, relevant, and thoughtfully composed—especially when done at scale—is the edge most people are quietly chasing.
In that respect, InterviewPal may just be giving job seekers their time (and sanity) back. And in this market, that’s worth a lot.
